The media may have anointed Barack Obama, but -- oddly enough -- McCain isn't going away. New polls show that McCain is actually closing the gap in key battleground states.

Republican John McCain has quickly closed the gap between himself and Democratic rival Sen. Barack Obama in several key battleground states even as the Arizona senator struggles to break through the wall-to-wall coverage of Obama's trip to Europe and the Middle East this week.

This is actually surprising. Given the state of the economy, Bush's unpopularity, the trashing of the GOP brand, and the non-stop media lovefest, Obama should be opening a substantial lead...

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A new Fox News poll also shows no bounce yet...... and a few signs that the Obamamessiah's halo is getting a bit tarnished. Check out the questions about Barack's new ideas....